"Home Made with TEAC" LP ??

[cjacek]

Hi,

I've seen records (LPs) under that name. What's the record about ? Is it worth getting ? Anyone care to shed some light ??

Thanks!

Daniel

 

[Beck]

There was a TEAC home recording demonstration LP back when they put stuff like that on vinyl -- 1970's. It came out with the 3340 to show how multitrack worked. I've never heard it, but I've been told it has tips and techniques as well as some artists putting together their songs step by step. Could be kinda awesome.

-Tim

 

[Herm]

I have the album. Its ok, Nothing to write home about. I have been planning on putting the song up for a day or so to let people hear what they did with the 3340.
Unless you are really in the teac collecting mode I dont think I would spend my money on it.
Its a pretty long commercial

 

[Herm]

One of the inside covers

 

[A Reel Person]

Dang me!...

Dang me!..............
[Heh. ]

 

[Mark7]

The best advert for an old TEAC reel to reel 4 track is "Black Vinyl" by Zion IL power popsters Shoes.

 

[Herm]

Ok boys here it is
I am sure I am breaking some rules here somewhere but I dont think there is going to be anyone get their undies in a not over a 30 year old recording being played for a while.
What I did was record this from a 90.00 sony turntable through my receiver
into a tascam 22-2 on 407 tape at 15 ips and then it went into my computer sound card m audio 44 at 16 bit then cut down to 128 mp3.
Go to this page and click on teac recording.

Enjoy http://mysite.verizon.net/resopl6x/

 

[Herm]

The album was mastered.
THe name of the band is called The Hello people.

Here is link that tells alittle about the band teac used. http://www.thecoolgroove.com/hello.html

Another thing that is a little disapointing about the album is they do not really get into what was used for effects or microphones or if they used an outboard mixer or not. From the pics it looks like they may have used EV re15 microphones for some of the recording. Mainly on vocals.

 

[BRDTS]

Here's another tidbit...I have a half-inch reel demo thing that Tascam distributed with the 80-8 in 1977. It has 30 minutes of multitrack stuff (drums, guitars, synths, voices) that you slap on the ol' 80-8 and mix. It's use at the time was more for selling Model 5 and Model 3 mixers than anything else. The music is non-descript circa 1977 pop, but I always thought the demo was a pretty good idea for it's day.

 

[cjacek]

Man, thanks for the scans and download HERM!! Many, many thanks! I have d/l the track to my desktop and will give it a listen later tonight!

Yeah, I always thought that this LP could be a great idea when done right but especially a reel to reel demo that you could mix (as BRDTS mentioned). Now that would be really cool!

Thanks guys,

Daniel

 

[cjacek]

I have a half-inch reel demo thing that Tascam distributed with the 80-8 in 1977. It has 30 minutes of multitrack stuff (drums, guitars, synths, voices) that you slap on the ol' 80-8 and mix.

Any chance of selling it to me ?

 

[arjoll]

Commercial music on Teac 4 tracks

Much of Flying Nun Records' early music was recorded on a Teac 4 track reel to reel, but I've never managed to find out what model (not that I've looked much). Bands such as The Clean and Toy Love were recorded around Dunedin on an old Teac in the early 80's.

http://www.flyingnun.co.nz/history.cfm

Flying Nun was one of the first and the most influential 'indie' label in NZ.

 

[Beck]

Much of Flying Nun Records' early music was recorded on a Teac 4 track reel to reel, but I've never managed to find out what model (not that I've looked much). Bands such as The Clean and Toy Love were recorded around Dunedin on an old Teac in the early 80's.

http://www.flyingnun.co.nz/history.cfm

Flying Nun was one of the first and the most influential 'indie' label in NZ.

Ohhh... that flying nun. It took me a while because I thought you were talking about this one.

 

[Mark7]

Ooh yeah, Flying Nun. I forgot about them. I think it was a 3440 and it was owned by Doug Hood. IIRC.

Practically everything The Chills did up to The Lost EP was recorded on that machine, as were early tracks by many other Dunedin area bands.

Tall Dwarfs have made a career out of 4 tracking

 

[arjoll]

Practically everything The Chills did up to The Lost EP was recorded on that machine, as were early tracks by many other Dunedin area bands. Tall Dwarfs have made a career out of 4 tracking

One of the first records my (older) brother bought after leaving school was Boodle Boodle Boodle by The Clean, one of the first FN albums and a 4 track one.

I remember about five years ago Chris Knox performed live on TV here - from memory it was either some kind of Y2K thing or possibly the NZ Music Awards. He walked out with his guitar to a waiting reel to reel (with its own spotlight) and hit 'play' to start his backing track - quite cool, but I have no idea what model it was.

Actually when I describe it like that it sounds like the start of Stop Making Sense but with reel instead of cassette Similar idea, and potentially a rip off ... and here I was thinking that Chris Knox was always original

 

[Dr ZEE]

Hey, guys, if talking about TEAC 4-track r-t-r machine and making 'commercial' records with it, I have to mention LSP and Black Ark studio...hah. I also would mention the influence of LSP's productions on many producers in various musical genres... so, I guess, TEAC a-3340 may be held remotely responsible for this
Here's the page (scroll down to Black Ark), where you can see few pics of LSP in studio (you need to mouse-over the photo, kind of too blinky ), I'll attach a single shot of two frames of that gif file here:

 

[cjacek]

Ok, I just listened to the cut HERM uploaded. All I can say it's AMAZING what can be accomplished with a seemingly "dated" 3340 with some good musicians and recording technique. It's actually a very, very well recorded, mixed track and that it was done on an early 70's "semi-pro" 4 track recorder is simply astonishing... In fact I prefer the sound to most anything done today! Btw, anyone know what box they used for the cool echo effect ?

~Daniel